The Christ’s Kids Ministry building in downtown Clarendon has been successfully remodeled thanks in part to a grant from the Clarendon Economic Development Corporation.
Steve Carter, who leads the Ministry, said the improvement project was made possible by the CEDC grant of $2,000.
“We probably wouldn’t have been able to do it,” Carter said. “We certainly never could have done the new dormers. It just looks so much better now.”
The building at 416 S. Kearney was built in the 1950s, Carter said, and originally housed offices for the US Department of Agriculture. Christ’s Kids moved into the building in 2012, and the ministry purchased the location in December 2013.
CEDC President Terri Floyd presented the check to Carter Monday afternoon after the CEDC board approved the Ministry’s completion report last week.
The project was driven by the need to replace building’s flat roof. Working with contractor Jim Shadle, the Ministry was able to replace the roof with new hipped roof, and CEDC funds went towards new dormers over the Kearney Street entrances, new paint and siding, and new exterior lighting.
“It just looks so much better now,” Carter said.
Since the Façade Grant Program began in 2008, the CEDC has awarded $29,839.54 to property owners in Clarendon. The Façade Grant Program provides 50-50 matching grants, up to a maximum of $2,000 per project, which could be any of a wide variety of projects, such as a coat of paint, new signage, sidewalk improvements, or a complete rehabilitation of a storefront.
The program grants awards to eligible properties located in the city’s entire Central Business District and on the US 287 corridor. Property owners interested in Façade Grant funds must get approval from the CEDC board before beginning their projects.
For more information or to apply for a grant, stop by the Clarendon Visitor Center.
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